The HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching
The Advancement of University Education in Ethics
The Third Summer School
June 23 – July 7, 2006

Program

 
23/06, Fr

 

11:00

Departure from Moscow

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Panel Presentation: Case-study Method in Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: Project Research Experience. – Olga Artemieva, Olga Zubets, Andrei Prokofiev

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Round-table: The Main Tendencies in Teaching Ethics and Other Philosophical Disciplines in Higher School.

19:30-21:00

Dinner

24/06, St

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: How and Why Moral Absolutes are Possible. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: On Relativity of Absolute and Relative Features in Morality. – Ruben Apressyan

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Lecture: Science, Technology, Values. Various Interpretations of Science – Technology Relation, from one Hand, and Social Values, from Another. – Boris Yudin

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie: “ Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring” ( Kim Ki-Duk, 2003 )

25/06, Su

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: «Internal» and «External» Ethics of Science and Technology. Ethical Norms of Communication Within Scientific Community. – Boris Yudin

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: The Main Dilemmas of the Ethics of Conduct in Science and Technology. Social Responsibility in Fundamental and Applied Researches. – Boris Yudin

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Lecture: Moral Paradoxes: the Main List. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie Discussion: “ Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring”.

26/06, Mo

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Moral Paradoxes: the Ways of Solution. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: An Experience of Plantation of Ethical Principles in an Industrial. – Nijole Vasilievene

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Lecture: Environmental Ethics. – Ruben Apressyan

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Consultation

27/06, Tu

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Discussion: The Golden Rule in the Real Experience of Moral Life. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Discussion Continued: The Golden Rule in the Real Experience of Moral Life. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Lecture: Confucian Golden Rule. – Ruben Apressyan

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Discussion: The Vagaries of Love (on a novel “Collector”, by John Fawles). – Ruben Apressyan

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie: “Taking Sides” (Istvan Szabo, 2001)

28/06, Wd

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Immanuel Kant: An Ethical Response to the Challenges of the Age of Secularization. – Erih Soloviev

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: Immanuel Kant: An Ethical Response to the Challenges of the Age of Secularization. – Erih Soloviev

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Lecture: An Experience of Acceptation of Ethical Principles in an Industrial Enterprise. – Nijole Vasilievene

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Discussion Continued: The Vagaries of Love (on a novel “Collector”, by John Fawles). – Ruben Apressyan

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie Discussion: “ Taking Sides ”

29/06, Thu

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-14:00

Independent Studies. Library.

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-19:00

Independent Studies. Library.

19:00-20:00

Supper

30/06, Fr

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Morality at the Age of Science. Introduction to the Problem: «Double Truth» of the Medieval Philosophy as the Paradigm of Contemporary Spirituality. – Karen Swassjan

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: Precautionary Principle. – Ruben Apressyan

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Presentation: Future Manual on Environmental Ethics. – Andrei Sychev

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie: “Kaos” ( Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 1984 )

01/07, St

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: The Genesis of Science in the Change of Ideological Hegemon: Knowledge for Faith. – Karen Swassjan

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: The Age of Enlightenment, or Expansion of Scientific Mode of Thinking into the all Dominions of Culture. Heterogeneity of “Pure Reason” and “Practical Reason”. – Karen Swassjan

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Presentation: Experimental Text-book in Ethics. – Elena Kunderevich

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Movie Discussion: “Kaos”

02/07, Su

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Scientific Agnosticism = Moral Nihilism. Non-morality of Science as the Opposite Side of Non-Scientific Character of Morality. – Karen Swassjan

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: The Rational Faith of Leo Tolstoy. – Abdusalam Gusseinov

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Presentation: New Educational Area: “Applied Ethics”. –
Maria Kliuzova, Andrei Prokofiev

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Pedagogical Workshop

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Consultation

03/07, Mo

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Political Ethics and the Concept of Justice. – Karl Ballestrem

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: Theories of International Justice. – Karl Ballestrem

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Discussion: The Crisis of the Foundations of Morality. Dead-ends and Perspectives. – Karen Swassjan

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Movie: “ Experiment ” (Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2000)

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Consultations

04/07, Tu

 

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Who is Our Neighbor? The Moral relevance of Borders. – Karl Ballestrem

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: Rich Countries, Poor Countries: Problems of Exchange and Retribution. – Karl Ballestrem

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Consultation

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Pedagogical Workshop

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Movie Discussion: “ Experiment ”

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Consultation

05/07, Wd

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Human Rights and Humanitarian Interventions. – Karl Ballestrem

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Lecture: The Ethics of Space. – Ruben Aperssyan

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Consultation

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Lecture: Games in Teaching Ethics and Philosophy. – Larissa Retiunskih

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Master-class: “Forgiving” Cognitive Philosophical Game. – Larissa Retiunskih, Svetlana Levikova

19:00-20:00

Supper

20:00-22:00

Consultation

06/07, Thu

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

9:30-10:45

Pedagogical Workshop

10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:30

Group-Session: Summing-up Discussion

12:30-12:45

Break

12:45-14:00

Round-table: The Perspectives of Renovation of Education Content and Methods in Our Universities.

14:00-15:30

Lunch

15:30-16:45

Independent Studies

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:45

Summing-up Session. Inter-School Activity Planning

19:30-22:00

Dinner

07/07, Fr

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

11:00

Departure for Moscow

Updated: 17.06.2006